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How can Jews believe in God right now – with Dani Segal
After two-plus years of agony and hardship, what can Judaism teach about the role of faith and the presence of God in times of suffering?
Jewish students mark havdalah during a lockdown caused by a shooting in an engineering class at Brown University, Rhode Island, December 13, 2025. (Courtesy Josh Bolton via JTA)
After two-plus years of agony and hardship, what can Judaism teach about the role of faith and the presence of God in times of suffering? In this episode of TEXTing IRL, Elana Stein Hain and Dani Segal of Mabua: Israeli Beit Midrash mine the lessons of Parashat Vayeshev and Joseph’s descent to Egypt. Drawing on rabbinic interpretations, modern experiences, and stories of soldiers and hostages, they explore how faith can operate as moral clarity and personal motivation during the long and often painful arc of Jewish history.
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